LAFAYETTE, CA: After more than two years of litigation, the City of Lafayette’s approval of the Terraces of Lafayette development has been upheld by the State Court of Appeal.
On Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the Court of Appeal upheld the Superior Court’s decision and found that the City’s 2013 environmental review complied with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and that the City properly followed the Housing Accountability Act in approving the project.
In 2020, the City was sued by Save Lafayette, a citizens group, to overturn the City’s approval of the Terraces project on environmental and General Plan and zoning consistency issues. On November 12, 2021, the Contra Costa County Superior Court upheld the City’s approval of the Terraces of Lafayette (case #N20-1413). Save Lafayette appealed the Superior Court’s decision. In yesterday’s ruling, the court held that the City had properly followed the Housing Accountability Act by applying its general plan and zoning standards that were in effect when the application was deemed complete, and rejected all of Save Lafayette’s CEQA challenges.
The Court of Appeal’s opinion will become final after 30 days.
“We are pleased that the Appellate Court has affirmed that the City complied with the California Environmental Quality Act in its environmental review of the development project,” said Lafayette Mayor Teresa Gerringer.
Once finalized, the court’s decision will allow O’Brien Land Company to proceed with the development of 315 for-rent apartments, including 63 below-market-rate units. For more information, go to the City’s website at https://www.lovelafayette.org/terraces.
Appeal to SCOTUS.
Firestone 11R
@JEFF – Why do you support frivolous litigation against a city you can’t even afford?
I don’t think this is good planning or use of that land but it will be built — and I will avoid the area.
Oh, God. All those dislocated, homeless deer, racoons, skunks, coyotes, and gophers are moving to Moraga.
Well, we would say they are all welcome on our Rancho but the critters already here may object, we’ll have to see…
@News24-680 – The refugee critters displaced from Lafayette will be welcome in Moraga . . . as long as they choose to settle in single family homes with proper setbacks and promise to oppose any new multifamily construction with the spurious, speculative and xenophobic narratives.
Hmm….interesting choice for the artists rendering. Would have been more accurate to include the Acalanes morning drop-off madness mixed with the AM commute.